Reluctant Warrior

The next morning Jack woke up to a cacophony of activity from the rowdy neighborhood outside. And of course he also heard the normal sounds of the building he was in. He sat up, the blanket he had pulled onto himself falling down slightly, stretched his arms and said, "Well... At least it's my day off today..." He rubbed his eyes, let out a massive yawn, and fell backwards back onto his pillow. He rubbed his eyes again and muttered, "Although...even on my day off I still have work to do around here..." He then reluctantly got up, pulled on black slacks and a brown t-shirt, and began working around the apartment. He began generally tidying things up and also did a little bit of re-organizing as well. As he cleaned he suddenly came across an old-looking necklace in one of the drawers in his closet and froze in place. After a few moments of frozen silence he closed his eyes and quietly said, "Well...wasn't thinking I would find this again..." He remained still for a few moments in deep thought. Then, with a shrug, a shake of his head, and a muttered, "...Think about this later..." He tossed the necklace onto a table next to the couch and got back to work on cleaning up his apartment.

*A few hours later*

Jack sat down on his newly cleaned up couch with a weary sigh of exhaustion. After only a few moments of resting, his phone on the table next to the couch began to ring. He bit back a choice swearword, and reached over and answered it saying, "Hello?" Immediately he heard a familiar voice on the other end, "Hey Jack, It's your old buddy! I gotta talk to you about something man!" The voice was Jack's old friend from college, Luke Graydon. Jack raised an eyebrow and responded, "And why would I trust you? Last time you said you 'had something to show me' we both ended up getting in a lot of trouble!" On the phone Luke responded with a laugh and replied, "Cmon man, this time I got some good, and LEGAL, info for us to check out. You can trust me this time..." Jack sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. After a moment of silent thought, he said, "Fine...Where do you want to meet up?" Luke immediately replied, "You know that cafe we used to pop into to get a coffee? Meet me there." Jack rolled his eyes and replied, "I WORK there...I'll meet you there in a hour." Luke responded, "Great. See you then buddy!" and hung up. Jack, after a moment of private annoyance at his old friends antics, closed his phone and stood with a sigh. He walked to his closet and changed into a black sleeveless T-shirt and Brown work pants.  He started to walk to the door, but he stopped as he suddenly felt an urge to pick up the Old-looking necklace. He shrugged with a sigh and put it in a pocket of his pants, then walked to the door of his apartment. He took a Tan jacket off from a small rack by the door and slipped it on. He opened the door, walked down to the exit of the building, stepped out onto the sidewalk, and walked down the street heading towards the Cafe.

*One hour later*

As he walked into the cafe Jack looked around and spotted Luke at the back corner table, seemingly looking at a laptop on the table in front of him. Jack walked over and cleared his throat loudly, trying to attract his attention. Luke looked up and grinned from ear to ear. He stood and extended his arms out saying, "Ey! You finally showed up!" As he looked at Luke, Jack couldn't help but think about how odd Luke can be. Standing at at 6 feet tall, Luke was an odd example of a English born man. His Bronze Italian face and machine-gun way of speaking, combined with his Cockney English accent, puts many people off. But he was always a good person to have beside you in a fight. He stepped forwards and pulled jack into a bear hug. Jack awkwardly patted his back and said, "Yup...I'm here. Now, what did you want to show me...?" Luke backed off and motioned for him to sit by where he had been sitting. Jack sat down with a sigh and made a motion, saying, "Well?" Luke sat down next to him and motioned to the laptop on the table. Jack looked at it and raised an eyebrow at the image and line of text above it. ["Local tycoon Winston Graydon's will released"] Jack turned and looked at him askew, holding up one hand. After a moment he incredulously said, "Wait, wait...You, you're...?" Luke chucked and scratched the back of his head for a few moments before saying, "Yeah...My pops is a rich man. Although I didn't get one cent of help after I became 18....Sorry if I disappointed you, but he believed in people making their own way. So I never got much help from him..." Jack sighed and leaned back in his seat, remaining silent in his thoughts for a bit before pointing to the laptop saying, "So what does this will have to do with anything..?" Luke chuckled and replied, "Well, he gave me a warehouse near the pier, but I bet he left me something else there for me to find. He always did have a thing about hidden treasure. Anyway, I'm a bit busy with my latest bit of work...so, you think you could check it out for me?" Jack sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose, remaining silent for a while before saying, "Shoulda figured you were going to make me do some simple, menial task like this..." Luke extended his arms and said, "Hey hey hey! I've done you plenty of favors...so why not do me one for a change...?" Jack slowly nodded his head with a resigned expression and said, "All right...but the slate is clean after this one...got me?" Luke nodded with a lopsided grin and patted Jack's shoulder, and told him, "Good! It's at this address...I'll head off to work, tell me if you find anything, all-right?" Luke then handed Jack a slip of paper with the address on it and stood up. He then folded his laptop, picking it up and walking out. He walked out the door waving to Jack. After a few moment sitting at the table, Jack muttered a curse and stood as well. He walked out the door, opened the paper with the address on it, and walked down the street in the direction of the warehouse.